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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

A COMPANY has been organized
in Michigan to raise P~Ole-cats in
order to sell their fur to cloak max.
ers. The men who are employed
to do the berdIng will no dOnbt be
protected by sheet iron armcr.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

ADRIAN S. HEwETT, Mayor OF
New York did not die last week as
was expected. He still lives, moves
and has his being, but has the
rheumatism yet.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
OUR AGENTS.

The following gentlemen are authorized
to collect all dues to the DEMO -RAT-STAR
Office ana receipt for the same:
Mr.. II. +. Russell, Ocean Springs, Miss.
Mr.. Joseph C. Airey, Handsboro,
Mr.. Marion +, Baxter, T, arlington, /"
Mr.. N. Butchert, Pass Christian, +"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
CYPRLAH.

The Baptist Church at Halle
hurst cOutemplates calling az its
pastor Sturgeon, the big London
preacher. AbOut s1,1OO has already
been subscribed towards bis salary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

The bill abOlishing compulsory
pIlotage will not pass Congress this
session. The measure is on The
House calendar, and the Senate
to which a similar bill
vas referred bas not even made =
report on the subject.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

THos. j. CLUVERIUs, convicted
of the murder of his cousin, Fam
ME Lillian Madison, vas hung at
Richmond, Va, on Friday, the 14th
inst. He died protesting his innO-
cence,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

THE New York Herald announces
that it is not an organ; that It
follows its convictions, and not the
fortunes of any mAn or party. 1t
sees in President Cleveland "a man
honest, courageous, unselfsh, loyal
and devoted to Democratic princi.
pies, doing admirably well those
things which are cOnfided to him
under the Constitution, gaining
respect aud confidence everywhere
for the party by his administration
of affairs. For these reasons the
Herald supports President Cleve-
land, and in giving these reasons it
reflects credit on itself.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

SECRETARY LAMAR regards the
death of Gen. Logan as n public
calamity. We don't agree with
our distinguished friend. Logan'S
death is a calamity to his party,
but not to the nation.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

The Greenwood Enterprise is a
new paper just started by Will d.
Covan. The second number lie be-
fore us. 1t is a "pateRt inside
but the half that is printed at home
is neat and readable.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

jog THOMAS who killed Charles
Murpby, editor Of the Rolling Fork
ReUie1o, in 1881, and who was sen
fenced to the peHiteHtiary for life,
has been pardOHed by Gov. Lowry.
Still the pardOBiDg business goes
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

SECRETARY LAMAR has returned
to Washington with his bride, and
entered upOu his duties in the In
terror Department.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

"BHL ARP" the noted Georgia
humoriSt, is in this State lecturing
for the benefit of the Confederate
monument to be erected at jackson.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
For the DemOcrat-Star.
REVIEW OF 1885.

Individuals aud corporations
must frequently review their bust
ness operations, Or become ignorant
Of the extent of their gains Or loss.
es, and it is just as important to =
community TO keep the public post.
ed AS to the extent of its business,
its facilities for doing business or
necessities of the same, the extent
of the natural resources aud supply
of raw material upon which the
principal Industries of the cOmmu.
nifty is based, in order to induce
new industries, and to invite in
creased investments III the old
ones.
With the above convictions |
have gathered the data from which
l give the extent OF the trade-as
near as practicable, on Pascagoula
River, for the year ending Decem'
Der 81, 1886, as follows:
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

DIR. LUTHER SEXTON has with
drawn from the Signal opidhidn.
Bro. Billy Mithell is now going it
alone. Success to all hands.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
THE DEMOCRAT-STAR FOR
SALE IN MOBILE.

The DEMoCRAT-STAR is on sale at
g. Burke's News Stand, orner Roy
al and Dauphin streets, Mobile.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

THE counties of jackson, Harri.
son and Hancock have large bodies
of coal lands, which can be bought
Cheap.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

THERE are 449 patients in the
Jackson insane asylum. The Me
ridian asylum has 900.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

Gov. HUGHES of Arkansas,
thinks Congress ought to refund
the cotton tax Illegally collected.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

A SON of Henry Ward Beecber,
a mugwump, has beeI appointed to
a lucrative Federal Office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

GEN. w. B. HAZEN, Chief Signal
Officer, U. S. A, died in Washing.
ton Monday.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
For the Democrat Star.
Lecture ut Cult Coast College.
HANDsBoRo, Miss, Jan. 1877.

HANDsBoEo, Miss, Jan. 1877.
The first of a course OF lectures at
This college, was delivered in the
new hail on Friday evening last by
Col. CrOSsWe ell, now of Mississippi
City, formerly OF New York, and
tor eight year consul at st. Peters
burg, Russia, during the admins
tratiOn OF Presidents Pierce and
Buchanan. He interested tue
large audience for an hour and a
half in giving an account of the
government laws, domestic aud
civil relations. The methods of
travelling and stale OF society in
Russia, The next lecture will be
delivered by Col. Hilder who was
an officer in the British army in
India, afterwards in the Federal
army, aud last, for four years in
the Egyptian army. His subject
will be Egypt Gu Friday of next
week Jan. 2Slh, there will be a
review OF classes from the different
departments of the school. The
solid progress that this school is
making, secures the confidence of
patrons aud neighbors. and the pat
rOnage from abroad. The lectures
r Tree aud all are Invited.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

SECRETARY LAMAR has a new
Holt on life.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

v The BRIDGE ACROSS WEST
PAsCAGoULA RlvER.-Upon the
recommendation of the committee
on commerce tho House, on the
10th inst, tabled the bill requiring
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company to construct and
maintains ii suitable draw in the
COmpany's bridge across West
Pascagoula river. The committee
reported that the necessities OF
commerce did not require the bill
proposed.
We have never taken a positive
stand either one way or the other
with reference to the above men.
toned scheme, but from the way
it has been manipulated aud used
rs Il campaign weapon, we are of
the opinion that it certainly de-
served its late as indicated above.
Still, We presume it obtained due
consideration from an impartial
forum to which it was entitled.
StIll, there is hope as long as there
is life, and when Colonel S~tockdale
gets to Washington it will be his
first duty, after removing all the
Federal officers OF the District and
putting others and all their friends
IN, to bring about a reaction in
of this bridge. No doubt he
will CAUSE Il "right.about-facc" aud
completes stampede in the opposite
direction. lie is expected to do it,
1T least.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

In fact, large amounts of capital now seek investment and
are being already invested quietly in the timbeted lands Of
this section.
Realizing, therefore, the Importance of placing these
lands on the market in the most judicious manner to effect
sales for the best prices and most readily and conveniently
we have formed the
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

The beautiful city of Columbus,
in this State, has bad its bones
slightly shaken up lately. Real
estate is rising rapidly, and is hour.
ly changing hands. The town is
full of strangers who have been
secretly buying up property, it is
said, for a company OF Birming-
ham capitalists. A Land aud Im,
provement Company. with an au-
thorized capital of 100000 has
just applied for q charter. Several
smaller land aud manufacturing
companies have located there within
the last week. The banks have
about $I,OO0,OOO on deposit subject
to check, aud report business %
per cent. heavier than usual. There
is a regular rush for cheap suburb.
ian property, aud the old towns
dry bones are being shaken up.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
PAsOAGOULA ZEAL ESTATE AGEN-
OY,

In calling the attention OF our
readers to the new advertisement
OF this agency, which appears IN
our columpS to-day, we desire to
say that in our opinion it is a move
ment much to be desired just ut
the present time, and must ulti-
mately prove highly beneficial to
this section of country. Its proper
management, upon which success
depends, will require an outlay OF
money and labor to be made upon
faith in its success alone.
We speak of the NeW South, her
progress, her wealth aud now her
"bOOm," but it is rather unpleasant
to reflect that u W State still
lags in the ear notwithstanding
her fertility and forest wealth are
unsurpassed by any State IN tire
Union. Geographically We lock
arms with four States, none far
superior and some inferior in the
matter of natural wealth and adj
vantageS, but all Outstripping us
in progress. There is a cause for
this /; either We have been too slow,
careless and Indifferent, or like The
unfortunate maiden so uncivil that
frogs aud vipers from our mouths
have staid the friendly hand. AT
any rate it is easy to see our inter
est nOw. What is itf
Our sister State of Alabama now
has for her principal industry iron
manufacturing. Along with that
must come, in the order of things,
when fully developed, the anu
facture of agricultural implements,
and wagons, freight and
cars, furniture, machine.
~, sash, doors and blinds, lumber,
and other things from wood. For
ihese things our forests and other
advantages are ample and need
,nly TO be known 10 be appreciated.
But how to he known and under
stood is the question.
The plan set on foot by this
for obtaining and dissent.
information of the desired
is probably tho best that
'ould be thought of, and, therefore,
Ills the bill. The greater the
quantity of valuable lands given
II the better will the object be nc.
emphasized, as will appear by re-
Hence, every patriotic
itizen should give his aid to this
Enterprise, and work for its success.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21

Subscribe for the DEzocRAr.
STAB.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The lecture of Col Il. s. Hyatt,
at the Moss Point Academy, 10
which VIC refererd last week, on
labor, capital aud prosperity, has
awakened Il co operative interest
among Moss Pointers III the devel'
opmentOf the place. Al that meet.
ing a committee on organization
vas appointed consisting of w.
Denny, Captain Ct. FL. Howe, o..
Randall, a. Blnmer, L. n. DANTE.
Ter, N. NJ. Evans, II. s. Hyatt aud
w. NJ. Ward. The committee met
at the Academy Monday night and
agreed upon "a report for the organ
izatiOn of u Citizens Association,
and have called a public meeting
at the Academy for Friday night,
the 28th inst, to hear their report.
This is "a movement in which every
one living IN or near Moss Point
should feel IA deep interest, and all
should attend that meeting.
We have strongly advocated
such co operative organization, and
effort as the only means by
which any section will enjoy the
prosperity desired. Scranton and
Moss Point interests are so allied
that what benefits one will have a
like Influence on the other, and our
citizens need to arouse themselves
to action. We cannot afford to al
Our neishbOrs to surpasS us in
well directed enterprise.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21
PascagOuIa Real Estate Agency

for the purpose of extensively advertising and selling real
estate, especially timbered lands.
To this end we have effected arrangements by which
we are prepared with ample facilities to attract the aten-
ton of and deal with purchasers of the North and West and
lay fully before them the advanta ges and value of proper.
ties placed in our hands.
Those who have lands for sale cannot fail to see tho
advantages of this much needed enterprise in our section,
having for its prime object the general veal of our COM
mon country, by bringing into notice and appreciation
lands almost worthless by reason of their Obscurity. If
you appreciate the importance of this movement, give us
your patronage and encouragement.
We will furnish customers blanks to be filled out
giving a full description of lands and their advantages, etc,
from which we will prepare our advertising matter, and to
fully our purpose we desire that our Southern
territory be as completely represented as possible. Remem
Der you have nothing to
Lose and Much to Gain.
We take all risk of sale and only ask a reasonable commits
sion for our services when sales are made and not before.
We are also prepared to take the requisite steps to
REMOVE CLOUDS FROM IMPERFECT TITLES to
la nds placed in our hands, for special fees, to be agreed
pom; also, to recover possession of lands held adversely.
Apply at once for blanks and terms.
Il. b. EVERITT, Monons
p. X. MAYERS, ni"""seS
Scranton, Miss, January 81, 1886. gH
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
NO. 81.
Had Seen the Very Animal.

OF all the sailors men-of- warsmer
have the best opportunities for getting
acquainted with men and manners, foi
while they arc in port they arc not
worked almost to death, rs are the less
| fortunate mariners OF the merchant
service. This accounts for the many
strange things seen by men-of-warsmen
and narrated on their return home to
wonder stricken groups in the grocery
evenings.
''Speakin' of birds" said old Tom
Topsail. Il don't see why people make
such a fuss about English sparrows. II
] they were Mexican crow canaries, now,
there'd be some sense to H. /"
Tom stopped we'll knowing that he
would be asked for an explanation.
why" resumed Tom, when the ex.
pccted question had been asked, ''crow
canaries are birds found only In Mexico.
They are about tho size of crow and
have yellow bodies and black wings
Forty or fifty years ago German SHIP
that had about 10, ZOO canaries on board
was wrecked off Campeachy. The ca
naries. most of en-, got away and took
to tho woods. There were only COM
mon crows there before. but now the
crow canaries are as common as bells
on Dago's jaoket. They are beauti-
ful birds and sing bass. Tell you big
flock of 'em, when they get into tree
and tune up. sound like so many bass
vols. Mighty curious thing to hear
and breaks man all up the first time
he hears it,"
The crowd said they should think it
would
"But IL amt so scary a thing, after
all, as to hear chorus of crocodles
singing in the moonlight. When we
was in the Amazon, whenever the
ships band played the crocodiles would
put ON full cry. and, though the band
master put all his men on bass drums,
the crocodiles would drown 'em out
every time. Crocodiles are knowing,
but they will 20 10 sleep on the sand
when the suns hot. Then is your
time to catch hold OF EN-, and with a
quick motion, over with 'em. | turned
one over, and we manaclod him and
got him ON board ship. cut my name
and tho date-T Topsail, lS62'-on
his hide, and when we got him into
New York | sold him to Barnum, 2
"Wel. I'll be goldarncdr' said Ben
Pipecay. the old soldier. who had serv-
ed twenty five years in the regular
army. II saw him in Barnum's
museum in 1868 with your name on
him, but ] never thought ] should
lnnxu van Sknketii
And the alliance OF the two services
was eemenied on the spot Listener,
in Boston Transcript.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
Settled Duellng in Illinois.

Judge Douglas said ane day that the first
,ud last duel every foughs. in Illinois was in
$40, at BeleyiIle, between A92honso Stewart
md William Bennett The secohds had made
I up to be sham duel Stewart dRe of the
,arties, was supposed to be in the secIvt but
Bennett his adversary, believed it TO b. a
eality. 1t was supposed that Bennett somes
What suspected trick, and after receiving
lis gun from his second, rolled ball into it.
At the word fire Stewart fell mortally wound
ID; Bennett was indicted, tried, and convict
ID Of murder A great effort was made TO
procure him pardon, but Gov. Bond would
Field to no entrcaties, aud Benuett suffered
he extreme penalty Of the law by hanging,
y the presence of great multitude of peo-
De- Judge Douglas gave great credit to the
prosecuting attorney In this case as having
prevented dueling In Illinois by making it a
srime.-Be7l Perleg Poors.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
Big Salaries.

There are score of men in New York who
are paid as much for their services each wear
as the president of the United States Forty
thousand dollars year is very tidy salary.
There are hundreds OF men who get sos 600 a
year salary, and the number who get from
$4,000 to 500 900 are legion. Very ordinary
men get from 5000 to $1,000 year, or as
much as a cabinet officer DIR. Norvn Green,
president of the Western Union telegraph
company is paid $780, so is Chauncey
NJ. Depew, president of fhe New York Cen
trail railroad. Richard NJ. McCurdy, president
of the Mutual life insurance company gets a
like amount John Hocy, president of
Adams express company, fares equally as
well. President Henry b Hyde of the Equit-
able life Insurance company is also on the list
George Williams, president Of the Chemical
natonal bank, the richest banking institution
in America, with nearly IS 900, ,09o of surplus,
$4,000, ,0oa average deposits, is paid salary
of $4,000 yearly. President Potts of the
Park bank and president Tappan of the Gal
latin national bantrxeceive like sum eacn
twelve months.
The best paid ministeAin New York is DR..
John Hall, brainy man fFom the north OF
Ireland, who breaches to S2UA.000, 900 every,
Sunday His is the smallest chhsch in town.
He owes his rise 10 He to Rober, B0nber Of the
Ledger, who found him preaching to small
congregation in Dublin, and induced hifS 10
come to America. He gets a salary of S20,s
900 year, aud makes IS, 900 by his newspaper
and magazine articles He Is given
luxuriously furnished house as well. Dr.
Morgan Dix, the chief pastor Of Trinity church
corporation, the wealthest in America, receives
$4,000 yearly Dr. William l. Taylor of the
Broadway tabernacle gets the same amount.
He does literary work and lecturing that
brings his income up to $4,000. Dr. Charles
Hall Of the Fifth avenue Presbyterian church
is paid $4,000. He is very eloquent and his
church is crowded at all services. Dr.. rark-
hust OF Madison Square church gets Sl2, 900
He has a large and distinguished congregs.
tion. Cyrus w. Field is one OF the pillars OF
the church. DIR. Paxton, vho breaches 10 jay
Gould aud others less wealthy, is paid sl5,-
600. Rev. Robert Collyer, the blacksmith
preacher is paid $1,000 Washfagios Post
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
Beyond the Breakers.

"Ths is Pure Old Government Rio.
is it, Mr.. Lightweight" asked tho
customer
"Oh. yes. replied the grocer, that S
coffee from Cofleeville.
'But you charge as much for II as
you did last week, and have been told
that the panic in the co lec market had
reduced the price greatly"
''Oh, yes. | know said the honest
grocer. abstractedly removing hand
ful of grains from the scales to make
them weigh more, 'hut YOU know
break in the cofie market has no effect
on the price of chicory. There you are;
seventeen cents pound, and as You re
and old customer I've put up five
pounds for dollar; the nutmegs eleven
cents, soap eighteen, yeast cakes four,
clothespins twenty-three-th was a
two-dollar bill you gave me? Yes, yes.
dollar eighty-one out Of two; yes, yes.
eleven cents, here you are; much
obliged call again. Oh no, we make
no charge for delivering goods. -
BrookiyH Eagic.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
Bismarck on Beer.

Beer" said Bismarck not long ago In the
Seichstag, ''is, comparatively speaking, the
beverage of a wellto-do class; but spirit is
he drink Of the famous poor man, and spirit
thus a drink which the laborer cannot al
ways dispense with. Beer makes one lazy in
stead Of exciting the nerves. 1t has, more
Dver. a drawback from the economic stand
ooint--it is time-killer. With us Germans
perhaps pothing kills time so much as beer
irlDking Spirit has 10 no way this effect
md II you let the working man choose be-
ween wine, beer and spirit be will reject
vine. have never found that the laborer.
when he found h S work hard, refreshed him
self with Bavarian beer. The poor man needs
spirit--certsinly TO a moderate extent, but
still small quantity daily for nourlshmeut."
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
least fifty years. difference between the

least fifty years difference between the
Inauguration of the two"
just then man came in to tell Mr..
Dana that they wero ready now to go
to press with the inside Of the paper
and needed him in the press-room.
Mr. Dana excused himself by saying
that since they had been little short
of hands he had been helping 10 run of
the papers ard write wrappers tor the
mail. He said that now he only wrote
the wrappers, and if could wait u few
minutes he would be right back; but |
said could not remain and so, shak-
ing hands with the eminent journal st
and sanguinary war spotter, | came
away.
Those who have been in the habit of
critieislng Mr. Dana's policy and OBJ
ieeting TO what he says about his sup
erors should remember that he has to
write about somebody A paper that
does not deal with people at all is dull
and unintercsting, and so Mr., Dana is
almost forced, as it were, to write
about his superiors. -New York World.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
sold2 Certainly.

While wagon stood backed up to
:he curb, in front Of one OF our large
piano warerooms this morning, several
men emerged from the place, carrying
between them a large wooden box,
such rs is used in shipping piano.
They made their way TO the curb. and
when about to lift Their load into the
wagon in an unaccountable way some
one lost his hold and, the others quick
y following suit, between them man
aging to drop the box. 1t made a
very loud noise a9d every one near by
was attracted by the commotion. Sew
sral men We're standing on the opposite
side looking over, when lady rushed
up and touching one of them on the
arm said; Good gracious did they
have a piano in that box p' The par
/, addressed didn' trepl, for moment,
but then tured with a smile on his face
and said: well, can't say whether
they had or not, but If they did you
car bet it was sold Philadelphia CdU
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-07-29
Poor Men Don't Have II.

Doctor, what is the result of your
diagnois of Mr.. Gubbins' complaint
Is 1t diabetesP'
'.Hum. How much is Mr.. Gubbins
WORTH Amt very rich is hep"
"Oh, about hundred thousand
should say"
..Oh he. Much as that. ehe Well.
then, of course it Is Bright's disease :"
Dansvile Breeze.